Yearly Archives: 2014
French say “non” to gossip page royalty Kimye
In what appears to have come as a shock to Kanye West and his betrothed, Kim Kardashian, the couple are officially not important enough...
White farmers may get compensation, says minister
Zimbabwe is prepared to compensate white farmers displaced during Robert Mugabe’s land reform programme in 2000 but currently lacks the money to do so,...
HIV nurse convicted after injecting toddler with dirty needle
The head of a support organisation for people suffering the effects of HIV has angered a concerned father by condemning media “hype and misinformation”...
UK urges release of pregnant Sudanese woman sentenced to death
The British Foreign Secretary has condemned the sentencing of a pregnant Sudanese woman to death for marrying a Christian man and refusing to convert...
Scientists uncover new giant amongst giants
Scientists believe they have found the bones of the largest dinosaur ever uncovered.
The discovery was actually made by an Argentinian farm worker last year, but palaeontologists from...
Student abducted and raped after visiting ATM
A female undergraduate student left unconscious after allegedly being gang-raped in a car park in Indonesia, will return to her home in Malaysia today.
Indonesian...
Man with common touch sweeps to victory
Following a landslide election victory, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi will be sworn in as India’s next prime minister on May 26. He...
African Nations Cup UK to offer free HIV testing at games
African Nations Cup UK will be teaming up with UK HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust in a bid raise awareness of the HIV and...
World Cup: Cote d'Ivoire releases provisional 28-man squad
Ivory Coast coach Sabri Lamouchi has selected a vastly experienced 28-man provisional World Cup squad.
Striker Didier Drogba, capped 99 times, spearheads the so-called 'golden...
UK to deploy Sentinel surveillance aircraft in search of Chibok girls
The UK is to deploy sentinel surveillance aircraft to help to rescue the more than 200 school girls abducted in Chibok, Borno, on April...